Wednesday, June 18, 2014

"Tent Card" Tutorial...

Hey there!! So nice of you to stop by for a visit!! Today I have a fun little tutorial for you . . . it's sort of my version of a "Tent Card". . .using Mo Manning's very sweet "Elke and Bear" image . . . available HERE in Mo's store. So . . . let's get started, shall we?

First, you'll want to gather your supplies. Here's what I've pulled together to get started:

Now . . . and this can be tricky . . . you're going to want to secure this to your 5.5" x 5.5" folded "tent" . . . take a close look at this photo . . . you'll want to turn it over so that the "peak" of the mountain is in the middle . . .

Here we go . . . do you see how the peak of the mountain is pointing up towards the peak of your tent? That's how it should look. Now tape or glue one side only (we'll do the other side later)into place on the inside of the "tent" card . . .

Are you still with me? Now comes the easy & fun parts! Cut your Designer papers at slightly smaller than 5.5" square so that you can layer . . . and decide where you want the "window" to go. I centered mine (more or less!) . . .

And run it through your cutting machine . . .

Now . . . secure your DPs to one another . . .

And secure the layers DPs to the front of your tent card!

I always like to add a little border to my "window" . . . so I used a Lacy Square die one size larger than the window . . . and placed the die I used for the "window" centered in the middle like this . . .

Then I ran it through my cutting machine! Next I simply assembled the pieces around the "window" of my card like this . . .

Next . . . decorate the inside. For this one I layered coordinating DPs to the inside of the "tent" . . .